Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or the Internet. Includes individuals who obtain leases for outdoor advertising sites or persuade retailers to use sales promotion display items.

On the job, you would:

Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.

Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.

Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.

Business

sales and marketing

customer service

Arts and Humanities

English language

Communications

multimedia

Engineering and Technology

computers and electronics

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

talking to others

Social

understanding people's reactions

talking people into changing their minds or their behavior

Verbal

communicate by speaking

listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

come up with lots of ideas

make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.